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bencounter Offline
#51 Posted: Tue, Jul 25 2023, 5:09 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
What was the VSU rating?

hovering around 4.9 and 5 cant decide
Palama Offline
#52 Posted: Tue, Jul 25 2023, 6:56 PM EST
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bencounter wrote:
oliva connecticut reserve

initially a nice woody smoke. started to burn fast and uneven and taste weird. wasnt too bad during the home stretch

overall rating: 4.7/10

im sure if the oliva spies on this forum saw this post and sent me some freebies i would change my rating


I probably haven’t had one in 7-8 years but vaguely remember them as being really mild without much taste. Mighta smoked two of the 5 I had and gave the rest away.
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#53 Posted: Tue, Jul 25 2023, 7:05 PM EST
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I love that cigar. But I also like the perdomo 10th champagne.
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#54 Posted: Thu, Jul 27 2023, 5:14 PM EST
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arturo fuente gran reserva double chateau

wonderful smoke, ruined by a brutally tight roll

flavor: 10/10
couldnt smoke it cause too tightly rolled: 0/10

final score: 1.7/10
bencounter Offline
#55 Posted: Thu, Jul 27 2023, 5:17 PM EST
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question for the pros: if i seek this same cigar will it also be rolled too tight like that? is that a preference to some people? or will it be normal?
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#56 Posted: Thu, Jul 27 2023, 7:26 PM EST
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Nope you got a dud Next one should be normal
PapaWhiskey Offline
#57 Posted: Thu, Jul 27 2023, 7:33 PM EST
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Humidity might be too high. I find most cigars like to be at 65% humidity.
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#58 Posted: Thu, Jul 27 2023, 7:48 PM EST
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PapaWhiskey wrote:
Humidity might be too high. I find most cigars like to be at 65% humidity.

agree.
65 should work fine, I like lower but still think it unlikely the Fuente was rolled too tight.
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#59 Posted: Thu, Jul 27 2023, 9:07 PM EST
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Ben how’s your humidity in your storage and how long you letting these sit before you light up? Very possible they’re a touch damp The tough draw very well could be that
ZRX1200 Offline
#60 Posted: Thu, Jul 27 2023, 10:22 PM EST
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Pretty sure the Chateau is the top shelf cigar that the lower lever rollers work. I’ve had less issues with the shorter Chateau’s construction for whatever reason but I’ve stuck with maduro and sungrown.
bencounter Offline
#61 Posted: Fri, Jul 28 2023, 2:26 PM EST
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its from a shop that ive only bought 2 cigars from and both were unsmokable maybe the guys humidity is fked
Palama Offline
#62 Posted: Fri, Jul 28 2023, 2:50 PM EST
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bencounter wrote:
its from a shop that ive only bought 2 cigars from and both were unsmokable maybe the guys humidity is fked


It’s not unusual for b&m shops to have higher RH humidors so next time (…assuming there is a next time…) you buy something from there, let the cigars rest in your humidor / cooler for a couple or 3 weeks.
bencounter Offline
#63 Posted: Fri, Jul 28 2023, 4:09 PM EST
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will do, i would like to try more from that shop he seems to have a lot of big names. right now i just have a tupperware and a boveda pack 62%, waiting for the next bunch to arrive
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#64 Posted: Fri, Jul 28 2023, 4:53 PM EST
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I'll throw in a recommendation for the Perfectdraw poker. A little spendy but works wonders on tight and plugged smokes

Sidenote: Perfecdraw tried to correct to Perfect raw. When did ZRX take over autocorrect?
tonygraz Offline
#65 Posted: Fri, Jul 28 2023, 5:39 PM EST
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I think it was the week the camper was in the shop.
KingoftheCove Offline
#66 Posted: Fri, Jul 28 2023, 7:02 PM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
I think it was the week the camper was in the shop.

Ha!
Applause
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#67 Posted: Sat, Jul 29 2023, 8:29 AM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
I'll throw in a recommendation for the Perfectdraw poker. A little spendy but works wonders on tight and plugged smokes

Sidenote: Perfecdraw tried to correct to Perfect raw. When did ZRX take over autocorrect?

I’m reading that with an accent, kind of like “robster craws”…Herfing
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#68 Posted: Sat, Jul 29 2023, 9:20 AM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
I'll throw in a recommendation for the Perfectdraw poker. A little spendy but works wonders on tight and plugged smokes

Sidenote: Perfecdraw tried to correct to Perfect raw. When did ZRX take over autocorrect?

that looks pretty nifty ill have to pick one up eventually
Sunoverbeach Offline
#69 Posted: Sat, Jul 29 2023, 11:16 AM EST
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FWIW just opened up the draw nicely on a petite corona
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#70 Posted: Sat, Jul 29 2023, 11:47 AM EST
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I think what you should do is go buy a dozen or so cigars from that place you like with the high humidity and put them in a tupperware container with a 65% boveda pack then start smoking from those. The longer you let them sit the better.
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#71 Posted: Sat, Jul 29 2023, 10:04 PM EST
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bencounter wrote:
that looks pretty nifty ill have to pick one up eventually

You can make your own, with an old school coat hanger and a grinder.
No grinder? A file…

Then again extra large paper clips, straightened, with a bent “handle”, and the tip sharpened a bit, work great as well.
ZRX1200 Offline
#72 Posted: Sun, Jul 30 2023, 12:11 PM EST
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Worm threader at any decent fishing gear place works too.
bencounter Offline
#73 Posted: Sun, Jul 30 2023, 2:25 PM EST
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anal down by da river?
325AIR Offline
#74 Posted: Sun, Jul 30 2023, 3:13 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
alphabetical order, please.

It will give you more cbid cred.


Have you ever noticed Cigarbid packing lists are never in alphabetical order?
bencounter Offline
#75 Posted: Mon, Jul 31 2023, 5:10 PM EST
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rocky patel sun grown maduro lancero
good, nice and smooth
flavor: 8.2/10
smell of the cigar before smoking it: 5.9/10
it burned with an acceptable amount of unevenness all throughout. i couldnt imagine trying to roll a super long skinny cigar like this (7.5"x38)
it had a decent draw: 7.8/10 would have liked a little more smoke but it was decent

overall rating: 7.3
Stogie1020 Offline
#76 Posted: Mon, Jul 31 2023, 5:13 PM EST
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I find your reviews shallow and pedantic.

They insist upon themselves.
bencounter Offline
#77 Posted: Mon, Jul 31 2023, 5:31 PM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
I find your reviews shallow and pedantic.

They insist upon themselves.

youve been binge watching family guy havent you, its ok same
Stogie1020 Offline
#78 Posted: Mon, Jul 31 2023, 5:46 PM EST
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Glad someone around here gets me....
KingoftheCove Offline
#79 Posted: Mon, Jul 31 2023, 10:05 PM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
Glad someone around here gets me....

Not everyone understands the weight of persecution we 13 are under, Comrade.
bencounter Offline
#80 Posted: Tue, Aug 1 2023, 1:33 PM EST
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i think its time to end the mentally ill reviews and just be normal
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#81 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 6:25 AM EST
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bencounter wrote:
i think its time to end the mentally ill reviews and just be normal



I thought you were being the best normal your little heart could muster.

So, you were "acting" mentally ill?

EPIC FAIL X2
325AIR Offline
#82 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 7:48 AM EST
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bencounter wrote:
i think its time to end the mentally ill reviews and just be normal



Humor is always welcome but making it your entire persona would be exhausting.
bencounter Offline
#83 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 9:35 AM EST
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i guess the whole point was to figure out what i like, i can still do reviews in the azzhat thread
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#84 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 11:05 AM EST
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Reviews expected in the azzhat thread
ZRX1200 Offline
#85 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 8:21 PM EST
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That RP starts nice then goes to 💩. Just like Rocky and anything he touches.

BTW which wrapper was the AF Chateau you smoked? Natural, Maduro or Sungrown? If you have the band I can tell from the color on it if you don’t have the wrapper. The reason I ask is the Maduro I would fry box a bit, the other two don’t matter as much.

Sungrown>Maduro>shade grown Connecticut btw.
delta1 Offline
#86 Posted: Wed, Aug 2 2023, 9:34 PM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
You can make your own, with an old school coat hanger and a grinder.
No grinder? A file…

Then again extra large paper clips, straightened, with a bent “handle”, and the tip sharpened a bit, work great as well.


That is a zero cost, no muss, no fuss idea that will last you as long as you have a plugged cigar...I've made several out of wire coat hangers: cut about 8" of straight wire from an elbow and about 6" of the wire that goes to the hook, giving you one piece of wire with two straight sides and a bend of about 30 degrees. Bend the top 6" part to create two finger holes. File the tip of the other longer part to create a sharp point, and then use the edge of the file to make a few nicks every inch or so from the tip. Voila!

As for the extra large paper clip, I keep one in my wallet and use it whenever I have a plugged cigar. Just straighten a couple of sides to make a 3.5" long punch, with the remaining bent part serving as a grip/handle...
ZRX1200 Offline
#87 Posted: Fri, Aug 4 2023, 6:18 PM EST
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You old gangster….we know you keep that in your wallet to bust out of handcuffs…..
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#88 Posted: Fri, Aug 4 2023, 6:27 PM EST
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Take a 5/0 or 6/0 long shank fish hook. Bend him straight. Works as well as perfect draw. I use the perfect draw mainly but I do have zillions of fish hooks in shed also.
delta1 Offline
#89 Posted: Fri, Aug 4 2023, 6:32 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
You old gangster….we know you keep that in your wallet to bust out of handcuffs…..



hush...you...
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